Daily Routine & Time Expressions - Mandarin Vocabulary

Vocabulary flashcards covering daily routine verbs, time expressions, and useful grammatical words from the lecture notes.

qǐchuáng (起床)

to get up; to get out of bed

shuìjiào (睡觉)

to sleep; to go to bed

shàngkè (上课)

to attend class; class begins

xiàkè (下课)

to finish class; class ends

qù xuéxiào (去学校)

to go to school

chīfàn (吃饭)

to eat a meal

chī zǎofàn (吃早饭)

to eat breakfast

chī wǔfàn (吃午饭)

to eat lunch

chī wǎnfàn (吃晚饭)

to eat dinner

shàngbān (上班)

to go to work; to start work

xiàbān (下班)

to get off work; to finish work

huíjiā (回家)

to go home; to return home

cóng…dào… (从…到…)

from…to… (indicates a time span)

gēn (跟)

with (used to indicate accompaniment)

fúdǎo lǎoshī (辅导老师)

tutor

liànxí (练习)

to practice; practice

jié (节)

measure word for class periods

měitiān (每天)

every day

chángcháng (常常)

often; frequently

yǐhòu (以后)

after; afterwards

zuótiān (昨天)

yesterday

jīntiān (今天)

today

míngtiān (明天)

tomorrow

zhōumò (周末)

weekend

Hànyǔ kè (汉语课)

Chinese language class

shénme shíhòu (什么时候)

when; at what time

jǐ diǎn (几点)

what time (asking for the hour)

xiànzài (现在)

now; at present

shàngwǔ (上午)

morning (approximately 9 a.m.–12 p.m.)

xiàwǔ (下午)

afternoon

zǎoshang (早上)

early morning

wǎnshang (晚上)

evening; night

zhōngwǔ (中午)

noon; midday